Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64) by country

Countries reporting
108
Highest
0.9%
Kenya
Lowest
0.0%
Slovenia
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,530

What the numbers show

Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64) is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 0.9% in Kenya; the lowest is 0.0% in Slovenia.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.2%.

Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Russian Federation (up 1,222.4%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 100.0%).

Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kenya 0.9% 2019 up 75.5% rising
2 Malawi 0.7% 2019 up 67.6% rising
3 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.7% 2020 up 1.9% rising
4 Rwanda 0.7% 2021 up 126.2% rising
5 Ethiopia 0.6% 2021 up 138.9% volatile
6 Belize 0.6% 1999 down 3.1% flat
7 China 0.6% 2013 up 67.7% rising
8 Indonesia 0.6% 2019 down 12.4% falling
9 Mexico 0.6% 2020 down 9.4% falling
10 Thailand 0.6% 2021 down 16.8% falling
11 South Africa 0.5% 2020 down 3.3% rising
12 Uganda 0.5% 2016 down 4.5% rising
13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.5% 2018 up 1.1% rising
14 El Salvador 0.5% 2019 down 3.1% flat
15 Honduras 0.5% 2019 down 9.0% flat
16 Cambodia 0.5% 2012 down 32.2% falling
17 Mozambique 0.5% 2014 up 663.7% rising
18 Tunisia 0.5% 2015 up 16.9% rising
19 Bangladesh 0.5% 2016 up 18.9% rising
20 Dominican Republic 0.4% 2013 down 12.9% falling
21 Madagascar 0.4% 2012 down 8.0% falling
22 Pakistan 0.4% 2020 up 12.6% rising
23 Guatemala 0.4% 2019 down 8.6% flat
24 Nicaragua 0.4% 2014 up 27.3% falling
25 India 0.4% 2019 up 2.8% rising
26 Romania 0.4% 2018 up 906.4% volatile
27 Colombia 0.4% 2021 down 26.5% falling
28 Zambia 0.4% 2015 up 38.7% rising
29 Türkiye 0.4% 2019 down 26.2% falling
30 Costa Rica 0.4% 2021 down 11.4% falling
31 Philippines 0.3% 2019 down 15.0% falling
32 Mauritius 0.3% 2017 down 21.3% falling
33 Portugal 0.3% 2016 down 39.7% volatile
34 Jordan 0.3% 2016 up 58.5% volatile
35 Paraguay 0.3% 2021 down 22.1% falling
36 Ecuador 0.3% 2021 down 14.6% falling
37 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3% 2006 down 20.1% falling
38 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% 2021 down 12.6% falling
39 Brazil 0.3% 2021 down 30.1% falling
40 Chile 0.3% 2017 down 32.3% falling
41 Togo 0.3% 2018 down 19.1% falling
42 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3% 2011 down 34.5% falling
43 North Macedonia 0.3% 2020 down 24.3% falling
44 Morocco 0.3% 2013 down 17.7% rising
45 Senegal 0.3% 2018 up 57.5% volatile
46 Peru 0.2% 2021 down 7.5% falling
47 Nepal 0.2% 2014 up 34.8% rising
48 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2% 2019 down 26.7% falling
49 Namibia 0.2% 2015 down 16.1% falling
50 Uruguay 0.2% 2021 down 27.3% falling
51 Nigeria 0.2% 2018 down 9.1% volatile
52 Panama 0.2% 2021 down 25.8% falling
53 Egypt 0.2% 2019 up 6.4% falling
54 Belgium 0.2% 2003 volatile
55 Serbia 0.2% 2018 down 23.0% falling
56 Tajikistan 0.2% 2013 up 25.4% rising
57 Argentina 0.2% 2021 up 156.0% rising
58 Luxembourg 0.2% 2016 down 30.3% volatile
59 Niger 0.2% 2018 down 13.8% falling
60 Jamaica 0.2% 2002 down 61.5% falling
61 Montenegro 0.2% 2013 up 60.4% rising
62 Djibouti 0.2% 2017 down 47.9% falling
63 Ghana 0.2% 2016 down 4.2% rising
64 Greece 0.2% 2016 down 48.6% rising
65 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2019 down 31.7% falling
66 Puerto Rico 0.1% 2005 down 4.0% volatile
67 Mali 0.1% 2018 up 25.7% rising
68 Palestine, State of 0.1% 2017 down 71.3% falling
69 Guinea 0.1% 2018 up 31.8% volatile
70 Cyprus 0.1% 2016 down 30.7% falling
71 Spain 0.1% 2016 down 59.3% volatile
72 France 0.1% 2016 down 29.2% falling
73 Malta 0.1% 2016 down 49.3% falling
74 Ireland 0.1% 2016 down 54.4% volatile
75 Gambia 0.1% 2020 down 15.8% rising
76 Poland 0.1% 2019 down 47.3% falling
77 Italy 0.1% 2016 down 63.3% volatile
78 Netherlands 0.0% 2016 down 22.1% volatile
79 Denmark 0.0% 2016 up 1,007.1% volatile
80 Bulgaria 0.0% 2016 up 19.1% falling
81 Republic of Korea 0.0% 2017 down 56.6% falling
82 Mongolia 0.0% 2021 volatile
83 Sweden 0.0% 2016 down 36.6% falling
84 Kosovo 0.0% 2017 down 96.2% volatile
84 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.0% 2017 down 96.2% volatile
86 Albania 0.0% 2019 down 95.6% volatile
87 Russian Federation 0.0% 2019 up 1,222.4% volatile
88 Croatia 0.0% 2016 down 32.4% falling
89 United States of America 0.0% 2018 down 22.1% volatile
90 Germany 0.0% 2011 down 38.5% falling
91 Hungary 0.0% 2016 down 59.9% volatile
92 Lithuania 0.0% 2016 down 32.3% volatile
93 Georgia 0.0% 2020 down 43.8% volatile
94 Estonia 0.0% 2016 down 7.6% volatile
95 Iceland 0.0% 2015 down 49.8% falling
96 Republic of Moldova 0.0% 2021 down 98.6% volatile
97 Latvia 0.0% 2016 down 48.6% volatile
98 Belarus 0.0% 2019 down 90.1% volatile
99 Norway 0.0% 2016 up 69.5% rising
100 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% 2020 down 88.4% volatile
101 Armenia 0.0% 2020 down 68.5% volatile
102 Ukraine 0.0% 2014 down 91.2% volatile
103 Kazakhstan 0.0% 2018 down 99.7% volatile
104 Slovakia 0.0% 2016 down 83.3% volatile
105 Czechia 0.0% 2016 down 82.5% volatile
106 Austria 0.0% 2003 volatile
106 Finland 0.0% 2016 volatile
106 Slovenia 0.0% 2016 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,530 data points, 1970–2021
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